A lot of sites have posts from over a year old though, pointing to a pdf file from 2008
and i want to make sure i have the right tools to do the job.
Since this site has always been great to me for wii-related stuff, im hoping
there are some 360 modders out here who are willing to help me.

I opened the Xbox, it has a :

LITEON DG-16D2S DVD drive with 74850C Firmware on it.

I've read a lot of sites about the flashing.
I'm prepared to buy the tools.
I DONT have sata with VIA chipset

So my questions to you are :
- What tools should i get for flashing the DVD drive???
- Is it possible to play backups from HDD like on the wii???